Usher Hall

OrchestralRoyal Scottish National Orchestra

Copland & Shostakovich

with Bassem Akiki

When
Friday, 30 October 2026 · 19:30
Programme checked Fri 23 Oct
Where
Usher Hall
Edinburgh · Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH1 2EA
Tickets
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Programme
  1. Aaron Copland
    Aaron CoplandFanfare for the Common Man
    Listen to Fanfare for the Common Man: ListenApple Music ↗YouTube ↗
  2. Lera AuerbachViolin Concerto No1 UK PremiereAs printed by the presenter
  3. Dmitri Shostakovich
    Dmitri ShostakovichSymphony No. 7“Leningrad”
    Listen to Symphony No. 7: Full recordingApple Music ↗YouTube ↗
Performers
  • Bassem Akiki conductor
  • Philippe Quint violin
  • Sinfonia Smith Square

Pictures via Wikimedia Commons · Usher Hall: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aaron Copland: CBS Television, Public domain · Dmitri Shostakovich: Fotothek_df_roe-neg_0002792_002_Portrait_Dmitri_Dmitrijewitsch_Schostakowitchs_im_Publikum_der_Bachfeier.jpg: Roger & Renate Rössing, credit Deutsche Fototh, CC BY-SA 3.0 de